---
title: "Curled pointer animated icon"
description: "Curled pointer animated icon (Annotation arrows). One deliberate curl crosses its stem and writes toward a fixed target."
canonical: https://generativeicons.lottiefiles.com/icons/annotation-loop/
---

# Curled pointer animated icon

One deliberate curl crosses its stem and writes toward a fixed target.

- Id: `annotation-loop`
- Category: Annotation arrows
- Search terms: loop arrow, loopy arrow, curly arrow, looped arrow, pigtail arrow, curlicue, loop the loop, hand drawn arrow, sketch arrow, doodle arrow, annotate
- Two states: origin to annotated, played forward and back
- Styles: outline, solid, duotone; outline weights 1.5, 2, 2.5 (any from 1 to 3); motion light or strong
- File: https://generativeicons.lottiefiles.com/assets/annotation-loop.lottie (dotLottie, 15780 bytes, sha256 1c2fd4b151d0f8f35bd61d0eeb95ab97da58e311af5be0973cd4fd8d7aea9e4c)
- License: MIT

## Install

```sh
npm install @lottiefiles/generative-icons-runtime
npx generative-icons init
npx generative-icons add annotation-loop
```

## React

```tsx
// npm install @lottiefiles/generative-icons-react
'use client';
import { AnimatedIcon } from '@lottiefiles/generative-icons-react';
import icon, { src } from './generative-icons/annotation-loop.mjs';

export function AnnotationLoopIcon() {
  return <AnimatedIcon icon={icon} src={src} size={32}
    color="#ffffff" variant="outline" weight={2}
    motion="light" theme="dark" />;
}
```

## JavaScript

```js
import { createIcon } from '@lottiefiles/generative-icons-runtime';
import icon, { src } from './generative-icons/annotation-loop.mjs';

const handle = await createIcon(canvas, {
  icon, src,
  color: '#ffffff', style: 'outline', weight: 2,
  motion: 'light', theme: 'dark'
});
button.addEventListener('click', () => handle.play());
// On removal: handle.destroy();
```

More: https://generativeicons.lottiefiles.com/icons/annotation-loop/ · https://generativeicons.lottiefiles.com/api/icons/annotation-loop